Table 1.
Lactobacillus isolates | Bile tolerance (%) | Cell surface hydrophobicity (%) | Cellular auto-aggregation (%) | EPS production (mg/mL) |
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KGL4 | 72.98 ± 1.11c | 68.30 ± 0.78e | 70.57 ± 0.68 g | 3.67 ± 0.73i |
RNS4 | 52.02 ± 1.46a | 65.80 ± 0.89e | 73.68 ± 1.09 g | 3.92 ± 0.34i |
WTS4 | 55.26 ± 0.83a | 47.44 ± 0.64c | 62.55 ± 1.01f | 2.89 ± 0.12 h |
KGL2 | 65.50 ± 1.04b | 56.32 ± 1.57d | 59.11 ± 1.15f | 3.72 ± 0.35i |
KGL3A | 59.61 ± 0.88b | 66.03 ± 1.60e | 68.43 ± 0.76 g | 3.85 ± 0.24i |
Values are represented in mean ± SD with three independent determinations (n = 3) from each sample. Values bearing different superscripts in each cell differ significantly from each other as evident by Tukey’s test at P ≤ 0.05